David Simon on Our Rigged Political System

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10 жыл бұрын

In part two of his interview, David Simon, creator of the TV series "The Wire" and "Treme," talks to Bill about the triumph of capital over democracy.
See part one of Simon's interview: bit.ly/1emBz7P
Subscribe to 'Moyers & Company' channel: bit.ly/LGjeaM

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@jeep21243 10 жыл бұрын

I love david Simon and share a lot of his ideas, especially his thoughts on class divide as it relates to the application of criminal law. I think he's right, there is so much money in politics now that the legislature is essentially dead with no chance of repair due to the fact that those who broke it have gerrymandered and passed laws to ensure it stays broken. It's a sad situation America has gotten itself in to

@SCWoodbury2009 10 жыл бұрын

"While money doesn’t talk, it swears." Dylan

@TheGuitarver 10 жыл бұрын

Curses

@gregorys6838 4 жыл бұрын

I'm retired and this is the worst travesty of ALL time. What happened? It's absolutely amazing how good things would be with out money getting in the way.

@TheGuitarver 10 жыл бұрын

Rupert Murdoch is all in on this btw. Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers" put this idea into prophetic motion. Teachers telling pushing people into serving in the Military and using bad Nietzsche to bolster their arguments lol Tell me he didn't see this one coming back then. Same with Robocop lol Getting to be a Robocop world out there [gahhhhhhhhhhh].

@patphatkitten 7 жыл бұрын

Even wolves in a pack will try to take care of the elderly and sick wolves to the best of their ability. While traveling, the slowest wolf goes first and sets the pace for the pack. The sick and elderly are not left behind and the male /female alpha wolf walks in the back and brings up the rear. Are we less caring than wolves?

@patphatkitten 3 жыл бұрын

@The truth hurts i will have to agree with you there.

@leslierobtduncan7823 6 жыл бұрын

Like Omar said paraphrasing.........money isn't owning dawg, it is the spending.

@Sherayx 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, peace.

@noapology88 2 жыл бұрын

"Once you replace trust with fear, there is no going back." - Dragonheart Vengeance

@tt-tc2xo 2 жыл бұрын

I’m willing to pick up that brick at this point.

@mfpinterceptor 10 жыл бұрын

Sisyphus indeed... Picking up a brick - reminds me of lyrics in "Lives In The Balance" by Jackson Browne

@Kruppt808 6 жыл бұрын

All these political videos on KZfaq, with both sides saying what's wrong, who's to blame and sometimes this is how you fix it have maybe a 50 million views all combined, 1 Drake song or Just Bieber song have more than a billion........... people don't care. They really don't.

@larryfoster3766 4 жыл бұрын

Term limits would help

@silkhead44 3 жыл бұрын

who's no't greedy?...the baker does not wake up at 4am in the morning for the health of bread eaters

@evera1505 Жыл бұрын

The Baker supplies a product to the bread eater for an agreed price. That's not greed that's commerce, that's life.

@jerryjones7293 2 жыл бұрын

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be... - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary

@RobD2000 10 жыл бұрын

If you think you cant, Illl agree. And if you think you can, Ill agree. Guess what? Y O U C A N ! =-)

@coreycox2345 7 жыл бұрын

Why now? It was you that made the suggestion to meet and then actually did not want to in a way that appeared to have been lifted from "Brief Interviews with Horrible Men.' This seems screwy somehow. I will have to think about it. That doesn't sound like an invitation..."You can meet me." No thanks. Thanks anyways. :)

@coreycox2345 5 жыл бұрын

If you invite me, I will visit. I still haven't seen an invitation. You are still here. :)